Insights on the future of campaigns from MTM’s marketing specialists.
Marketing has always been about connection. Today, connection looks different: faster, more fragmented, and without a doubt, more demanding.
The most successful marketers today do more than sell products or services; they enable and help shape the conversation. Great campaigns today unfold across multiple touchpoints, and become woven into people’s lives in ways that feel natural and resonant.
To see how a joined-up approach brings this to life, read our blog on integrating PR, organic social, SEO, and paid as part of an integrated marketing strategy.
A single social post or new product release can be the catalyst, creating a ripple through communities, sparking conversations, and feeding into larger moments and narratives that evolve in real time. It’s when those narratives resonate, when ticket sales soar, sign-ups climb, footfall and physical engagement spikes that you see the true impact of a fantastic (or very lucky) campaign strategy.
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Sparking conversations through integrated marketing campaigns
At The MTM Agency, we’re inspired by the brands that get it right. The most successful brands, from household names to startups and challenger brands, create dynamic networks of information, messaging and interactions. So, what does that look like in real life? Here’s a look at how brands are turning integrated campaigns into experiences that truly connect.
Data-driven marketing alongside creative campaign storytelling
The brands that stand out use data to guide creativity rather than dictate it.
Nike, long a leader in personalised marketing, uses customer insights from purchase history, app activity and loyalty programme interactions to shape campaigns that feel genuinely personalised and relevant.
Meeting customers where they are, the Nike Run Club app delivers tailored training plans, notifications, and challenges for each runner, making marketing feel personal rather than generic. Its campaigns often leverage behavioural insights to segment audiences effectively, distinguishing between casual runners and marathoners, and ensuring the right message reaches the right person at the right time in their running journey.
What makes Nike Run Club a truly integrated campaign is the way it connects every channel and touchpoint around a single data-informed narrative. The app doesn’t exist in isolation; it feeds content and insights into email, social, in-store experiences, and Nike’s loyalty ecosystem.
The approach is not just to sell footwear, it is a mindset shift to: ‘what is my audience doing right now?’ Whether they’re training for a marathon or a couch to 5K, the goal is to add value, becoming a trusted, helpful and knowledgeable part of their journey.
A 2024 study of gamification and brand perception found that users of the Nike Run Club had their attitude towards the Nike brand positively influenced because of the following factors: usefulness, perceived ease of use, social influence, intention to get involved, and gamification of performance. Those participants who felt positively about the run club app (because of these same factors) had, on average, a 53% more positive view of the brand.
It shows that a gamified app like Nike Run Club is not just driving usage, but is measurable in terms of brand attitude uplift, which is a key precursor to loyalty, advocacy, and conversion.
It underlines the value of integrating data and behavioural insights (what users do, what they find useful) with experience design, and social and participatory elements.
For these brands, marketing is about more than encouraging people to invest in new trainers; it is about bringing added value, actually feeding into people’s lives, and becoming indispensable.
Communities as co-creators
Some of the most successful campaigns invited audiences to participate, not just observe.
Lego Ideas, for example, allows fans to submit their own designs and vote on which creations should become official sets, directly shaping the brand’s products. On the platform’s 10th anniversary, Lego reported that the platform had over 1 million users. LEGO fans all over the world had, to that point, submitted over 26,000 ideas for the new LEGO products, and 23 LEGO Ideas sets were launched as a result. The idea goes beyond traditional marketing and allows the brand’s highly engaged customer base to have a real stake in the brand and a reason to feel part of it.
In another example, Glossier turned its followers into collaborators well before “community-led growth” became a buzzword. According to a report in 2021, UGC made up 33% of Glossier’s Instagram in-feed posts and almost half (42%) of Glossier’s TikTok posts. Through social polls, comment threads, and product voting, its audience literally shaped what launched next, transforming marketing into co-creation. It is a strategy that has continued to bear fruit, with reported $134 million in annual revenue for the brand in 2024, and a projected 5-10% growth in 2025.
Credibility through authentic voices
In an age of constant content, trust and authentic marketing are everything. The brands that stand out don’t just shout the loudest; they let credible voices speak. Patagonia, for example, amplifies the expertise of its environmental advocates and internal experts, turning campaigns into authentic conversations about sustainability.
Similar but different - the fintech space is almost uniquely reliant on trust. Brands like Monzo build trust not through advertising, but through radical transparency. By publishing product roadmaps and openly responding to customer feedback, the fintech brand makes customers feel heard, turning engagement into loyalty.
In the same complex, fast-evolving fintech landscape where trust is paramount, we helped our client partner Thredd increase brand presence across multiple markets. The next-generation payment processing provider, which Monzo used to launch and scale their business, cut through a crowded market by educating audiences with clarity, credibility, and real expertise. MTM’s integrated campaign helped Thredd increase its brand awareness to a highly niche audience on a global scale, including entering APAC, illustrated by 50,899 social actions across LinkedIn, and a 2.5% increase in website users year on year.
Audiences respond to that authenticity. When campaigns are grounded in real people, real expertise, real data and evidence, and real stories, they inspire trust, spark conversation, and create connections that last. It creates the kind of connection that transforms engagement into advocacy.
The magic of integrated marketing campaigns
If it ever was, marketing today is about context as much as it is about product. The best work manages to live within people’s routines, it adapts and evolves, and it connects a brand’s full ecosystem with a coherent experience and story. In an ideal world, more campaigns would leverage a true integrated ecosystem approach, unfolding as ongoing narratives that move across platforms, inviting audiences in and driving credibility through great content, proof and participation.
The principles hold up: know your audience and the role you play in their lives, build connections that matter beyond the SKU, design stories to travel and evolve with every touchpoint. In 2026 and beyond, your goal shouldn’t be to launch and leave; it should be to create work that people recognise, return to and share, so your brand keeps shaping the conversation and the results keep compounding.
We are an integrated marketing agency
At the MTM Agency, we understand that today’s most successful campaigns are not one-off moments but living ecosystems powered by data, shaped by authentic voices, and built to spark conversations.
We work with brands to design marketing strategies that anticipate, adapt and connect across every touchpoint: adapting to shifting consumer behaviours and fast-moving channels, anticipating audience needs before they surface, and connecting data, creativity and authentic voices to deliver experiences that feel seamless, personal and trustworthy.
In doing so, campaigns evolve from isolated messages into ecosystems that audiences remember, trust and actively engage with.
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FAQs
What is meant by integrated marketing?
An integrated marketing campaign uses multiple channels such as social media, email, apps, and in-store experiences to deliver a consistent, unified message. The goal is to meet customers wherever they are and create a seamless brand experience.
What is the future of marketing?
The future of marketing is about building ecosystems of connection rather than running one-off campaigns. Brands will rely on data-driven insights, authentic storytelling, and community participation to create experiences that feel personal, relevant, and meaningful. Marketing will become less about selling products in isolation and more about shaping conversations, fostering trust, and aligning with customer lifestyles across multiple platforms.
Why is data important in marketing campaigns?
Data helps brands understand their audience, segment effectively, and personalise campaigns.
Why is authenticity important in marketing today?
With audiences exposed to constant content, trust is critical. Authentic campaigns that feature real voices, expertise, and credible advocates cut through the noise and build lasting brand credibility.